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Dance is hip (hop)
Andre Baker is working to teach students, community members his version of hip-hop
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In between seasonal work with the Blazer Dancers and work with private dance teams in Portland, Andre Baker takes time twice a week to teach anyone from the Portland community hip-hop dance.
PDC, OHSU work to expand Portland bioscience industry
$3.5 million in funding will develop buildings and recruit bioscience firms in Portland's Southwest Waterfront district
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The Portland Development Commission (PDC) will provide $3.5 million in funding to the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) in an effort to expand the budding bioscience industry located in the South Waterfront district.
Election results declared invalid
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A week full of indecision and confusion has left the election results for next year at a standstill. The Judicial Board voted Thursday to accept an appeal that contested the validity of the April 20 Elections Board decision to validate all of the ASPSU election results.
PSU honors former staff
Love ones, faculty gather to pay tribute at university memorials
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Faculty, staff and administrators gathered at two university memorials for former PSU President Joseph Blumel and former history Professor Emeritus Caroline Stoel held at Portland State over the weekend.
2007 May Day draws smaller crowd, similar enthusiasm
Close to 1,000 fewer demonstrators than last year take to the streets of Portland for May Day
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Thousands of supporters for immigrant and labor rights gathered in the Park Blocks Tuesday, May 1 for the annual "May Day" rally.
Beisell could be president by default
Judicial Board decision to invalidate Soto as candidate could mean win for Beisell
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A Judicial Board decision to invalidate student body president elect Rudy Soto as a candidate could give Patrick Beisell a victory by default.
Elections opinion released by Judicial Board
Judicial Board majority opinion directs Elections Board to invalidate Soto as candidate for ASPSU
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The Judicial Board released their official majority opinion Tuesday on a ruling that would invalidate Rudy Soto as a candidate for ASPSU president.
Writing to remember
PSU Professor Debra Gwartney focuses on new book, memoir after career in journalism
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"Schizophrenic" is how Debra Gwartney--assistant professor at PSU and long-time correspondent for Newsweek, National Public Radio and The Oregonian--laughingly refers to the last few years of her life.
Equality bills wait gov.'s approval
Bills ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, legalize domestic partnerships
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Legislation that would create a statewide policy banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and legalized domestic partnerships could set a precedent for Oregon equal rights laws.
Students lobby at Capitol for more funding
Oregon students, faculty take last chance push for higher ed. funding
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Around 20 Portland State students boarded a bus to Salem Wednesday to lobby for higher education funding to the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education.
Panel discusses freedom of speech
Administrators, experts answer questions and discuss students' First Amendment rights
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A panel discussion on freedom of speech and First Amendment rights in higher education Wednesday provided an overview of different issues concerning free speech and an open forum for students to ask questions concerning solutions to problems arising out of free speech.
Judicial Board majority opinion on election results
On 20 April at about 8:30 am the Elections Board met in executive session to review the eligibility of students standing as candidates in the ASPSU election,
Grad tuition to rise in SBA
Graduate student tuition in School of Business could rise $301 per term
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The School of Business Administration could be increasing the cost of tuition for its graduate students by as much as 9 percent next year, in response to the low budget figures proposed by Oregon's Ways and Means co-chairs.
Judicial Board dissenting opinion on election results
In regards to matter 07-29, I would have voted in abstention for various reasons. Unfortunately the late time of our meeting prevented me from staying and casting this vote.
PSU ranked worst LSAT test site
Kaplan ranks Portland State worst among 349 schools for small desks, overall test environment
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Having trouble getting into law school? Maybe it's your desk. Portland State has been ranked as the worst test site in a national survey by the Kaplan company for students taking the LSAT law exam.
SFC proposes changes to guidelines
Group funding process among proposed changes to SFC guidelines
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The Student Fee Committee (SFC) has entered into a month-long process of guideline revisions that could drastically alter the way student group funding is requested and received.
PSU student presents art history research
Georgina Ruff one of 10 students to participate in nat. undergraduate art history symposium
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Georgina Ruff, a student at Portland State University, was one of 10 up-and-coming art historians who spoke on April 28 at the National Undergraduate Symposium in Art History, held at and sponsored by the Portland Art Museum and Portland State.
Founder of Portland Black Panthers speaks at PSU
Kent Ford tells of personal struggle for equal rights, rallies for son's release from prison
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Kent Ford, founder of the former Portland chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP), spoke Wednesday about the history of the BPP in Portland and rallied support for his son Patrice Lumumba Ford, a suspected terrorist born and raised in Portland.
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A bill to allow Oregon distilleries to open sampling rooms or pubs passed its final legislative hurdle Wednesday.
Progress Board pegs Oregon as 'average' in report card
Homelessness and affordable housing among state's worst-performing areas
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There were no straight As to be found on Oregon's biennial report card, issued Monday by the state Progress Board, but on the bright side, there were no red-letter Fs either.
Former professor, activist speaks at PSU
As a University Studies professor, students say Cherry Muhanji helped open minds, expand ideas
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Cherry Muhanji, writer, teacher and speaker, stood at the entrance of the Multicultural Center Thursday afternoon, gathering boisterous hugs from passing students and professors as they streamed in to listen to her talk about the pioneering blues women of the 1920s.
Students take first at bridge-building competition
Group of PSU students beats out 11 other teams and will advance to the national tournament
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Portland State's Steel Bridge Team won first place overall in a bridge-building competition that was PSU's first-ever victory.
Crime Blotter
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Thieves broke into a car, stealing the radio and cash, damaging the car in the process.
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The House of Representatives passed a bill that would add a faculty member position to the State Board of Higher Education. The faculty member would be appointed from one of Oregon's regional universities.
